It is no secret there is a development boom happening in Detroit. Millions of dollars are being poured into projects and even more are in the pipeline. As the renaissance continues and construction companies reap the financial benefits a question remains. How will this wealth be spread to benefit all businesses, including those owned by […]
The topic of metro Detroit senior living hits close to home, literally, for Tahirih Ziegler. Aside from her professional charge as executive director of Detroit Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC), she has a mother who suffers from Alzheimer’s and lives in a nursing facility. What Ziegler’s mom has in common with many local seniors, healthy […]
Rainy days were giving Lillie Gibson something even worse than the blues. A resident of the same east side Detroit home since 1969, Gibson began equating soggy days outdoors with soggy days indoors, after her roof began to deteriorate. Almost 600 homeowners have been approved for work. “I was sitting here one day and it […]
As she traveled between Detroit and Ghana, contributing her skills to the building of a medical facility in the African nation, Betty Wright noticed something changing. It was her neighborhood. The nine years she spent flying across the ocean before the former nurse re-settled in her East Jefferson Avenue condo brought ebbs and flows. Stately […]
It had been quite some time since Sakina Smith and her children felt comfortable going home. They were among the many residents of the Colony and Fisher Arms apartments, an East Jefferson Avenue landmark that became known around Detroit as a destination to avoid. Suspected drug dealers and other loiterers held court at all hours […]
Sterling Howard is betting big on Detroit – and it’s a gamble this real estate expert expects to win. Howard is the managing director of Silver Capital Group in Farmington Hills. Its role in Detroit over the past few years has been to acquire properties with huge potential, get them ready for the market and […]
As an investor in Detroit neighborhoods, I can’t help but notice the vast opportunity for residents to achieve the American Dream of homeownership and financial independence. Whether it’s a family buying their first home or an investor buying property for additional cash flow, there has not been a better time to buy in Detroit. For […]
It started with a simple idea. A thought that Detroit’s neighborhood residents needed a rallying point. Something that would showcase the big city pride that lives in our hearts and is evidenced across our residential blocks. The idea that mushroomed into a citywide phenomenon that has included more than 1,400 community events in the past […]
More Detroiters are sharing the city’s wealth. A devoted core of civic leaders, residents and community-minded professional developers are bringing investment to areas in need of the same nurturing other parts of the city – namely downtown and Midtown – have received. Plans are underway to stabilize core neighborhoods that are already densely populated and […]
Lots of people are vying for a stake in Detroit’s redevelopment efforts. Perhaps there is no group more interested or concerned about the spread of neighborhood investment interest, than long-time city residents. Some are already beginning to see a steady stream of investors sizing up or “evaluating” their beloved neighborhoods, but far too few know […]